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Ruschein (, ) is a former
accessed 13 December 2014
Before the merger, Ruschein had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (28.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on a terrace on the northern
accessed 23 January 2014 , 4.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.2%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(69.4%), with German being second most common (26.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).
accessed 13-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 44.1% male and 55.9% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Ruschein is; 42 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 25 people or 7.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 62 people or 17.4% are between 30 and 39, 49 people or 13.8% are between 40 and 49, and 33 people or 9.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 41 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 30 people or 8.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 26 people or 7.3% who are between 80 and 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.2%), the FDP (17.5%) and the SP (9.5%). In Ruschein about 70.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Official website
* {{Authority control Ilanz/Glion Former municipalities of Graubünden
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland
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. Its official language is the Sursilvan
Sursilvan (; also ''romontsch sursilvan'' ; Sursilvan, Vallader, Surmiran, Sutsilvan, and Rumantsch Grischun: ''sursilvan''; Puter: ''sursilvaun'') is a group of dialects of the Romansh language spoken in the Swiss district of Surselva. It is ...
dialect of Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ruschein, Castrisch, Ilanz
Ilanz () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons. The former municipality of Ilanz was congruent with the town ...
, Ladir
Ladir is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ladir, Castrisch ...
, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin
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, Pigniu
Pigniu () is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, R ...
, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion
Ilanz/Glion ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Surselva Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pit ...
.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizaccessed 13 December 2014
History
Ruschein is first mentioned in 765 as ''Rucene''.Geography
Before the merger, Ruschein had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (28.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on a terrace on the northern Vorderrhein
The Vorderrhein (; ; ; ; ), or Anterior Rhine, is the left of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the '' Hinterrhein''). It is longer than the ''Hinterrhein'', but has a lower discharge than the latter at their confluence, w ...
valley wall. It consists of the village of Ruschein and the alpine herding settlement of Alp da Ruschein in the furthest Val da Siat.
Demographics
Ruschein had a population (as of 2011) of 345.Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 23 January 2014 , 4.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.2%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(69.4%), with German being second most common (26.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).
accessed 13-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 44.1% male and 55.9% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Ruschein is; 42 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 25 people or 7.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 62 people or 17.4% are between 30 and 39, 49 people or 13.8% are between 40 and 49, and 33 people or 9.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 41 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 30 people or 8.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 26 people or 7.3% who are between 80 and 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.2%), the FDP (17.5%) and the SP (9.5%). In Ruschein about 70.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
'').
Ruschein has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. , there were 29 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 24 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...
, with 10 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
References
External links
Official website
* {{Authority control Ilanz/Glion Former municipalities of Graubünden